Table 3. Relationship between place of residence (urban or rural area), level of physical activity and sedentary behaviors.
| Variables | Adolescents living in rural areas | |||||
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| Odds ratio | 95%CI | p value | Odds ratio | 95%CI | p value | |
| (crude) | (adjusted) | |||||
| Level of physical activity* | ||||||
| Active | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Insufficiently active | 0.88 | 0.78-0.99 | 0.041 | 0.94 | 0.83-1.06 | 0.29 |
| Time spent using watching television, hours† | ||||||
| <4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| ≥4 | 0.78 | 0.65-0.93 | 0.006 | 0.45 | 0.39--0.52 | <0.001 |
| Time spent using a computer and/or playing video games, hours‡ | ||||||
| <4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| ≥4 | 0.22 | 0.16-0.30 | <0.001 | 0.30 | 0.22-0.42 | <0.001 |
| Time spent sitting down (screen time excluded), hours‡ | ||||||
| <4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| ≥4 | 0.56 | 0.47-0.68 | <0.001 | 0.66 | 0.54-0.80 | <0.001 |
| Favorite leisure activity§ | ||||||
| Active leisure¶ | 1 | 1 | 0.008 | |||
| Passive leisure|| | 0.86 | 0.76-0.97 | 0.015 | 0.83 | 0.72-0.95 | |
* Adjusted for sex and occupation; † adjusted for age and occupation; ‡ adjusted for sex, age, maternal schooling and occupation; § adjusted for sex and occupation; ¶ active leisure: sports, physical exercise, swimming or bicycling; || passive leisure: playing dominoes or cards, watching television, playing video games, using a computer or chatting with friends.